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. 2021 Jan;17(1):3-4.
doi: 10.1038/s41581-020-00342-x.

Sustainable social development: tackling poverty to achieve kidney health equity

M R Moosa  1 , K C Norris  2
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Sustainable social development: tackling poverty to achieve kidney health equity

M R Moosa et al. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a rapidly growing public health problem, especially in disadvantaged populations. Major political interventions are required to mitigate the social and socioeconomic inequities that contribute to the development and progression of CKD and its disproportionate impact on low and middle-income countries.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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